Bioscience Publishes New Study on Nitrogen Pollution: Scientists Hold National Press Club Briefing - April 15 at 9:30 a.m.

4/14/2003

From: Sharon Pickett, 301-365-9307 or Kelly Rodoski, 315-443-5381; both of the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation

News Advisory:

PRESS BRIEFING: Scientists will present findings from a new study on nitrogen pollution that appears in the April issue of the journal Bioscience. The study reveals the leading causes of nitrogen pollution to forests and coastal waters in the Northeast, describes the effects of nitrogen pollution, and evaluates possible solutions. The study was conducted by a team of 12 scientists affiliated with the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation in Hanover, New Hampshire.

"In clear and decisive terms, this report confirms the need for cuts in nitrogen oxides similar to those outlined in the multi-pollutant bill if we want to see healthier people and ecosystems in the next 50 years," said Senator James Jeffords (I-VT), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee."

DATE/TIME: April 15, 2003 - 9:30am

PLACE: National Press Club - 13th floor, 529 14th St. NW, Washington, DC - Zenger Room

SPEAKERS -- Charles Driscoll, Ph.D., University Professor and Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Syracuse University. -- David Whitall, Ph.D., coastal ecologist with the Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and research fellow with the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation. -- Kathy Fallon Lambert, M.S., Executive Director, Hubbard Brook Research Foundation.

EMBARGOED INFORMATION and ADVANCE INTERVIEWS A two-page abstract of the paper "Nitrogen Pollution in the Northeastern United States: Sources, Effects and Management Options" is available on request. Also available is a 24-page report (Nitrogen Pollution: From the Sources to the Sea) that translates the scientific research on nitrogen pollution for the general public. All information is embargoed until 9:30 am on April 15. Advance interviews can be arranged by request. Please send requests to sharonp@igc.org or call Sharon Pickett at 301-265-9307.